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Hatchery Fish Threatening Endangered Salmon

Airs at: Wed, 08/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Federal scientists recently released a report indicating that hatchery fish are threatening endangered salmon in the Columbia River Basin.  KBOO environmental reporter Jacob Anderson-Minshall talks to the State of the Salmon director about the new findings and what they mea... Read more

Sierra Club Sues the EPA

Airs at: Tue, 08/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's environmental reporter talks to a Sierra Club attorney about why the organization is suing the EPA. Although the Sierra Club joined forest and paper industry groups in filing suit over the "tailoring rule" the environmental organization isn't siding with industry.  I... Read more

THE BP OIL DISASTER: APPROACHING THE AFTERMATH

Airs at: Mon, 08/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Now that oil has more or less stopped hemorrhaging from the Deepwater Horizon blowout, the mainstream media is reporting on a government study that claims that 75% of the oil that gushed into the Gulf of Mexico is gone. Only, that's not what the report actually said, and... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/12/2010

Airs at: Fri, 08/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week Mayor Adams and other officials announced support for an "iconic" ten-lane bridge across the Columbia River. What does the community really need? Dave and JoAnne talked with members of the Third Bridge Now project about an alternative, they say relieves traffic con... Read more

Climate Crisis: Get mad, then get busy!

Airs at: Thu, 08/12/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
 Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know."  Global warming remains controversial.   Why???  The planet is experiencing record heat.  Phytoplankton (a huge source of oxygen) reduced by 40% since 1950.  Australian scientists look at ten indicators showing ... Read more

Charles McGee II and Amanda Lawrence from Josiah Hill Clinic on Lead in your Blood

Airs at: Wed, 08/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Charles McGee II and Amanda Lawrence from the Josiah Hill Clinic join us in the KBOO Studio to talk about the importance of being tested for lead levels in the blood, even for adults.  Most of the emphasis around lead has centered around lead exposure... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/05/2010

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave looked at the good and bad news of the week. Topics discussed included: federal funds being made available to Oregon to address budget shortfalls and whether those dollars will reach the people who really are in need; the i... Read more

Crystal Springs: Stream of Consciousness

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Protecting endangered salmon runs in Oregon has been an ongoing challenge. It turns out that one of the simplest ways of enhancing salmon habitat in the city is to remove culverts that carry streams under roads, but block fish from swimming upstream to reach spawning and... Read more

Paul Greenberg and Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. Greenberg says that when he learned that farmed seafood is now just as prevalent as wild seafood in the marketplace, he realized that the interplay of domestication an... Read more

Rosalind Peterson and the Agricultural Defense Coalition

Airs at: Tue, 08/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Marianne Barisonek   Rosalind Peterson, founder of the Agricultural Defense Coalition, wrote the following: The Agriculture Defense Coalition is dedicated to protecting agriculture, our water supplies, trees, and pollinators from a wide variety of experimental we... Read more